Improvement in baling-presses



Z. PHILLIPS. Ealing-Presses.

No. 196,249. Patented Oct.r16, 1877.

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v ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES Arniv'r ZELORA PHILLIPS, OF IIAZEN TOWNSHIP, PRAIRIE COUNTY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO MICHAEL M. YEAKLE, OF PRAIRIE CENTRE,

ARKANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALlNe-PRESSES.

. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 19:@249, dated October 16, 1877; application filed y June 8, 1877.

'To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZELORA PHILLIPS, of Hazen township, in the county of Prairie, and in the State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling- Presses; andA do hereby declarel that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specication.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a balingpress, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which` Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of my baling-press. Fig. 2 isa detached view of a pa-rt thereof. A represents the frame of my press, at one end of which is an upright shaft, B, having a ratchet-wheel, C, secured to it. I) is the sweep to which the horses are attached, said sweep being placed loosely on the upper end of the shaft P), and connected with the ratchet-wheel C by means of dogs orpawls a. a, as shown.

The lower end ofthe shaft R is formed with a crank, I3', from which a pitman, E, connects with the lower end of an eccentric-lever, -G.

The upper end of this lever is, by a link, I),

p connected with a post, H, of the frame, and

the lever ispivoted in a slot in an arm, I, projecting' from the plunger J.

By the use of this eccentric-lever or walking-beam Gr power is gained, and also a center attachment to the plunger, and by this arrangement I 4am enabled to put the pitman underneath, instead of having the horses walk across it on top. Vhen the press is being worked the rebound of the plunger is so great that it instantly reverses the crank, throwing it about half-way round. Here the ratchet takes hold. TheA result is nearly two plunges of the beater to one round of the horses. This about doubles the capacity of the press, and time is gained.

The pawls or links a are connected to a lever, K, and this actuated by a spring, d, so as to hold the pawls or links to the ratchet, and the ratchet is secured to the crank shaft. Therefore, when the rebound of the plunger reverses the crank the ratchet goes along', the links sliding or springing over the teeth. Meanwhile the horses, hitched to the tongue at the' end of the sweep, hold it, and keep moving on without stopping. In this manner two plungesof the beater are secured to one round of the horses, as stated above, during this operation the horses continuing their ordinary movement at each round. Atthe rebound the links loosen from a notchA in the ratchet, and I h. ve found by experiment that eleven plunges are made to six circuits of the sweep.

The box L of the press is made solid-that is, with side slots e only in the bale-chamber; none in the compress and iinishing chamber.

The plunger 'J is of solid timber, with the exception of a spring-board,f, extending about two inches over the top face of the same, which effectually tucks and folds the overlapping hay, and making the top of the bale smooth.

The stops M, to hold the hay when pressed forward into the bale-chamber, are armed with a heavy piece of strap-iron extending over one-half inch and fastened with screws.

The bale box or chamber may be of any suitable dimensions, provided with slots c for the insertionof the ties. The irst bale is formed by placing sticks at the outer ends of the slots e, and through them from side to side. After this bale they are withdrawn and laid aside. The machine being now in motion, the hay is thrown into the vertical opening N of the press,

and forced down to the bottom with a fork in the hands of the feeder, and so 011 continuously until sufficient has been forced into the balechamber to make the rst bale. At this moment asuitablc follower-block is slid down in front of the plrul ger, said block being provided with slots corresponding with those of the balechamber. The horses are stopped while this first bale is. being tied, but at no other time.

The horses being then started to press the second bale, this bale forces the first one grad- Frrc.

ually into the compress-chamber L Without slots to increase the Vfriction andV resistance. This ehamberis only about half the length of the balecha1nber, and is of the same sizey Y compress-chamber accomplishes the cracking` f and subduing of the hay, making the strain on the ties much less when the bale issues from the press. The rigidity by which the bale is held in the coinpresschaniber, even when half out, accomplishes or forms a head against Which to formV each continuous bale.

Having` thus `fully described my invention,

what I elaiin'as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a balingpress, the combination of the crank-shaft B, ratchet-Wheel G, sweep D, dogs or links a a., lever K, and spring d, all constructed and arranged 'to operate substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.V

2. The combination of the shaft B with crank B', pitman E, Walkingbeam Gr, arln I,

and plunger J', substantially asy and for the y purposes herein set forth.

VIn testimony that IV claim the foregoing I have hereunto setr my hand this Sth day of May, 1877. Y

' ZELORA PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

MICHAEL M. YEAKLE, HUG-n M. LYNN. 

